diff --git a/tardis/utilities/asynccachemap.py b/tardis/utilities/asynccachemap.py
index 2b1733bb..d05427c0 100644
--- a/tardis/utilities/asynccachemap.py
+++ b/tardis/utilities/asynccachemap.py
@@ -55,3 +55,15 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._data)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, AsyncCacheMap):
+            return False
+
+        return (
+            self._update_coroutine == other._update_coroutine
+            and self._max_age == other._max_age
+            and self._last_update == other._last_update
+            and self._data == other._data
+            and self._lock == other._lock
+        )
diff --git a/tests/utilities_t/test_asynccachemap.py b/tests/utilities_t/test_asynccachemap.py
index e67825bd..bad5f3ac 100644
--- a/tests/utilities_t/test_asynccachemap.py
+++ b/tests/utilities_t/test_asynccachemap.py
@@ -70,3 +70,30 @@ def test_last_update(self):
         self.assertTrue(
             datetime.now() - self.async_cache_map.last_update < timedelta(seconds=1)
         )
+
+    def test_eq_async_cache_map(self):
+        test_cache_map = AsyncCacheMap(
+            update_coroutine=self.async_cache_map._update_coroutine
+        )
+        # Since both objects have been recently initialized, all values (self._max_age,
+        # self._last_update, self._data and self._lock) are still the defaults
+        self.assertTrue(self.async_cache_map == test_cache_map)
+
+        # Test the opposite
+        self.assertFalse(self.async_cache_map != test_cache_map)
+
+        # change default values
+        run_async(self.async_cache_map.update_status)
+        self.assertFalse(self.async_cache_map == test_cache_map)
+
+        # update default values, self._last_update, self._lock still differ
+        run_async(test_cache_map.update_status)
+        self.assertFalse(self.async_cache_map == test_cache_map)
+
+        # Assimilate lock, self._last_update still differs
+        test_cache_map._lock = self.async_cache_map._lock
+        self.assertFalse(self.async_cache_map == test_cache_map)
+
+        # Make them equal again
+        test_cache_map._last_update = self.async_cache_map._last_update
+        self.assertTrue(self.async_cache_map == test_cache_map)